Neglected by her parents, nineteen-year-old Maya Nidal has grown up in Berkeley with her grandparents. When her grandfather dies of cancer, Maya's life collapses, and she finds herself in a downward spiral that eventually bottoms out in Las Vegas.
Lost in a dangerous underworld, she is caught in the crosshairs of warring forces. As she tries to make sense of the past, she unravels mysterious truths about life and about her family, and embarks on her greatest adventure: the journey into her own soul.